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Sheepish Street Sign Ads

This Mercedes-Benz Attention Assist Campaign Keeps Your From Counting

— October 8, 2011 — Autos
Although you may have trouble getting to sleep at the best of times, it seems as though your mind is more than willing to rest each time you end up driving at night. This Mercedes-Benz Attention Assist campaign recognizes this regular struggle, communicating that it can distract you from the effect of counting sheep, thanks to an on-board system that monitors motorists' awareness.

The visual strategy employed by the Proximity BBDO advertising agency of Amsterdam is really quite cute. One single print pictures a dark and windy road with a sign staked off the shoulder. A priority guidepost has been chosen which usually indicates hidden junctions ahead. In the Mercedes-Benz Attention Assist campaign a symbol of a sheep jumping over a fence is framed within the red triangle, asking drivers to be wary of oncoming fatigue.
Trend Themes
1. Nighttime Driving Awareness - Opportunities for disruptive innovation lie in developing advanced systems that monitor driver awareness and prevent fatigue-related accidents during nighttime driving.
2. Visual Advertising Strategies - Disruptive innovation can be achieved by creating visually captivating and cute advertisements that effectively convey a message and capture audience attention.
3. Personalized Safety Features - There is potential for disruptive innovation in the development of personalized safety features that cater to individual driver needs and help prevent accidents caused by fatigue.
Industry Implications
1. Automotive - Automotive companies can explore disruptive innovation by integrating advanced driver monitoring systems and personalized safety features into their vehicles.
2. Advertising - Advertising agencies can embrace disruptive innovation by utilizing visually appealing and creative strategies to effectively convey messages and capture audience attention.
3. Technology - The technology industry can fuel disruptive innovation by developing advanced monitoring systems and personalized safety features that can be integrated into vehicles to enhance driver awareness and prevent accidents.
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